A 10th forehand winner of the match from Rafael Nadal that leaves an exasperated Stefanos Tsitsipas stranded, followed up by back-to-back sizzling aces for a love hold.

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The tape goes against Rafael Nadal this time, lashing a forehand into it from close range and watching the ball drop on his own side. Stefanos Tsitsipas holds to love.

What can the 22-year-old conjure up here?

Stefanos Tsitsipas takes the first point of the third set as he backs up a punchy serve with some fierce baseline strokes, before sauntering to the net to batter his way to 30-0.

David Law
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra tennis commentator

Nadal marches back to his chair. All business. It is a clinic.

Tsitsipas goes for broke but also goes off target.

Rafael Nadal takes the second set.

Acrobatic, leaping at full tilt from Stefanos Tsitsipas to punch a backhand down the line, but it drifts agonisingly wide.

Two set points for Rafael Nadal.

Andrew Castle
BBC Sport tennis commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

It's a bit of lull at the moment, as it always is when a players goes two breaks up. It looks a bit predictable from here. Nadal is trying to close out, he doesn't want to make a mistake and wants to keep the door closed. Tsitsipas is down.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas chunks a backhand but it drops right on Rafael Nadal's toes and the second seed jabs long. Tsitsipas is left staring solemnly at the ground off the next after finding the tape.

15-15.

Rafael Nadal to serve for a two-set lead...

Neat footwork from Tsitsipas and a punchy forehand winner to boot to take him to 30-0.

Nadal saving himself for his next service game? The Greek holds without a blemish.

You feel like this is slipping away from Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Rafael Nadal rattles his way to a love hold.

David Law
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra tennis commentator

I've run out of ideas for Tsitsipas. I don't know what he can do. He can't play him from the baseline, it makes sense to try and attack Nadal at the net - and he keeps getting past.

I feel sorry for him. He's a great player and he's being taken to the cleaners by Nadal.

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And Rafael Nadal takes a double break in the second set.

He has an answer to everything Stefanos Tsitsipas throws at him.

Stefanos Tsitsipas thinks he's forced Rafael Nadal too deep but somehow the 20-time Grand Slam champ digs out a forehand winner from almost in the Rod Laver locker rooms.

He catches the tape with the next and it whizzes beyond Tsitsipas.

"Sorry," says Nadal. He has break point.

Excellent from the Greek, grinding Nadal down before slinging a cross-court backhand beyond the stranded second seed. 30-30.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is in a spot of bother here but Rafael Nadal is in full flow as he glides on to a winner from just inside the baseline. 0-30.

Andrew Castle
BBC Sport tennis commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

I think Tsitsipas needs to threaten Nadal: move, jump around, do something. He has got to hit a winner now.

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And a big hold for the Spaniard.

Another forehand winner that dances beyond Tsitsipas before he can blink.

Well, another error from Nadal as he jabs into the baseline. A slightly slower ball from the so-far furious Tsitsipas? He has the mini-break at 15-30. But Nadal cranks through the gears and fires down an ace to claw his way back to 40-30.

Andrew Castle
BBC Sport tennis commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Tsitsipas has just ripped three backhands crosscourt and what was it for? Nadal changes the direction and whips an open stance forehand, changing the direction from crosscourt to down the line. Without question it was going to be a winner. Magnificent.

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